SSM Introducing Scrum in SAFe Practice Question
An organization is introducing Scrum at the team level within a SAFe Agile Release Train. The Scrum Master is explaining how the team's events connect to the broader ART cadence. Which two statements accurately describe how team-level Scrum events align with SAFe? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking SAFe replaces team-level Scrum events with ART-level events instead of aligning them.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The team's Iteration review may contribute to the ART's System Demo, giving stakeholders visibility into integrated value.
SAFe aligns team Scrum with ART cadence rather than replacing it. Iterations build toward the Program Increment, and team events such as Iteration reviews can feed the System Demo. The Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, and Retrospective remain essential team-level events.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The team's Iteration review may contribute to the ART's System Demo, giving stakeholders visibility into integrated value.
Why this is correct
SAFe encourages teams to show integrated work in the System Demo at the end of each Iteration. The team's Iteration review can feed that demonstration, providing broader stakeholder feedback. This connects team-level delivery to ART-level transparency.
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The team's Iterations and the ART's Program Increment are aligned so that team events feed into ART-level synchronization.
Why this is correct
In SAFe, team Iterations are the building blocks of the Program Increment. Team events such as Iteration reviews and system demos contribute to ART-level inspect-and-adapt. This alignment is a defining feature of Scrum in SAFe, not an optional add-on.
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The team's Daily Scrum is replaced by the ART's Scrum of Scrums, so the team no longer holds a daily event.
Why it's wrong here
The Daily Scrum remains a team-level event for inspecting progress toward the Sprint Goal. The Scrum of Scrums is an additional ART-level coordination event, not a replacement. Removing the Daily Scrum would break team-level transparency and self-management.
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The team's Retrospective focuses only on ART-level impediments and does not address team process improvements.
Why it's wrong here
The Retrospective is where the team inspects its own process and identifies improvements. While ART-wide issues may be escalated, the event remains team-centric. Limiting it to ART-level concerns would starve the team of its primary improvement mechanism.
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The team's Sprint Planning is eliminated because PI Planning already defines all the work for the entire Program Increment.
Why it's wrong here
PI Planning sets the context and PI Objectives, but teams still plan each Iteration in Sprint Planning. Iteration planning addresses the near-term detail and adaptation that PI Planning cannot cover. Eliminating it would remove the team's ability to respond to change within the PI.
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